MLS Releases Final SuperDraft Selection Order and List of Eligible Players
Published on January 13, 2005 under Major League Soccer (MLS) News Release
BALTIMORE, MD (Thursday, January 13, 2005) - Major League Soccer today announced the list of eligible players and final updated selection order for the 2005 MLS SuperDraft(tm) presented by adidas, which will be held on Friday, January 14 (12:00 p.m. ET) at the Baltimore Convention Center (Ballrooms 1 & 2 on Level 400) in conjunction with the 58th annual NSCAA Convention (SATELLITE COORDINATES INCLUDED BELOW). Among those eligible are players from 74 universities and 12 Generation adidas players. The entire list can be found on the League's official web site at the following address:
http://www.mlsnet.com/MLS/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20050113
Fox Sports World will carry the first hour of the MLS SuperDraft live from
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. ET with MLS Wrap co-host Sean Wheelock leading the
coverage on-site in Baltimore along with longtime international and MLS
television analyst Allen Hopkins. Live streaming video of the entire
four-round event will be available at the League's official web site
www.MLSnet.com A complete 2005 MLS SuperDraft Guide is available online and divided in two
parts by clicking on the following links:
http://www.mlsnet.com/pdf/SD_pg1.pdf LIVE SATELLITE COORDINATES: Satellite: SBS 6 (Ku) Orbital Slot: 74° WL Uplink Freq: 14172 (V) Carrier Access: Panamsat (800)321-3959 Satellite Time: 11:00-17:30 ET - Approx. 30 Transponder: 07 Bandwidth: 43MHz Downlink Freq: 11872 SELECTION ORDER: The final order of picks in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft is as follows. Of the
two expansion teams, Real Salt Lake won the right to select first in each
round based on a coin toss that took place at MLS Cup 2004:
ROUND 1 1 Real Salt Lake 2 CD Chivas USA 3 Chicago 4 FC Dallas 5 Los Angeles (from SJ) 6 San Jose (from LA, MET) 7 Colorado 8 Los Angeles (from CLB) 9 New England 10 Chicago (from LA) 11 Kansas City 12 FC Dallas (from MET, DC) ROUND 2 13 Real Salt Lake 14 CD Chivas USA 15 Kansas City (from FCD, CHI) 16 Kansan City (from COL, FCD) 17 San Jose 18 Chicago (from MET) 19 D.C. United (from COL) 20 Columbus (from COL, CLB) 21 New England 22 Los Angeles 23 Columbus (from KC) 24 Kansas City (from DC) ROUND 3 25 MetroStars (from DC, CHI, RSL) 26 CD Chivas USA 27 FC Dallas (from CHI) 28 FC Dallas 29 San Jose 30 San Jose (from MET) 31 San Jose (from COL) 32 San Jose (from CLB) 33 Colorado (from KC, NE) 34 Los Angeles 35 Chicago (from KC) 36 Chicago (from COL, KC, DC) ROUND 4 37 Real Salt Lake 38 CD Chivas USA 39 Chicago 40 FC Dallas 41 San Jose (from COL, SJ) 42 San Jose (from MET) 43 Colorado 44 Columbus 45 New England 46 Los Angeles 47 Kansas City 48 D.C. United (from SJ, DC)
2005 MLS SUPERDRAFT RULES: Draft Rounds: The draft will include four rounds and 48 overall selections.
If a team passes on a selection, it forfeits participation in any manner for
the remainder of the draft. Selection Clock: Teams are permitted five (5) minutes to make a selection in
the First and Second Rounds. Teams are permitted three (3) minutes to make
a selection in the Third and Fourth Rounds. Intermissions: There will be a five (5) minute break between each Round. Timeouts: Each team is permitted only one (1) timeout. Timeouts are five
(5) minutes in duration. Selections must be made immediately following the
timeout (no additional time given). No more than two teams can call
consecutive timeouts. Failure to Make Selection in Designated Time: Teams that fail to make their
selection in time must wait until the next selection is made, regardless if
their choice is presented prior to the next team's decision. The team that
was delinquent with its selection must immediately have its choice in hand
following the selection of the team that follows. If not, the original team
must again wait for the next selection to be made. Trades: Prior to being announced, trades must be verified and approved by
the League Commissioner or his designee.
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